Constitutional Union Party

The Constitutional Union Party was a conservative political party that existed in the United States from 30 May 1859 to 1861. The party was founded by moderate American Whig Party politicians who were opposed to the slavery debate, and the party sought to fight against both secession and abolitionism to preserve the union. The party differed from the US Democratic Party and the Southern Democrats, as it was opposed to a strong military, and it advocated a laissez faire economic system. The party dissolved in 1861 when the American Civil War broke out, as it had failed to prevent the Confederate States of America's secession.